Alpha Kappa Alpha Mission

The small group of women who organized the Sorority was conscious of a privileged position as college-trained women of color, just one generation removed from slavery. They were resolute that their college experiences should be as meaningful and productive as possible. Alpha Kappa Alpha was founded to apply that determination; however, its influence extends beyond campus quads and student interest. It has a legacy of service that deepens, rather than ends, with college graduation.

Since its founding over a century ago, Alpha Kappa Alpha’s mission has been to cultivate and encourage high scholastic and ethical standards, to promote unity and friendship among college women, to study and help alleviate problems concerning girls and women in order to improve their social stature, to maintain a progressive interest in college life, and to be of “Service to All Mankind.”

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The Chartering of Phi Alpha Omega Chapter
"[W]e have set an aggressive agenda for ourselves. However we feel that is to be expected. After all, we are Alpha Kappa Alpha women, leaders in the community and the pacesetters.
The Tea Rose Society of Northwest Arkansas, Jan. 1998